BUILD A CHURCH THEN MOVE ON

As he drove us past the Downs the Greek said, ‘I don’t like fireworks, I saw enough in Jerusalem.’
‘When were you in Jerusalem?’ I said.
‘Nineteen sixty-seven, the Six Day war. The rockets went over the convent.’
‘The convent?’
‘The monastery. I was a young man training to be a priest.’
‘Really?’
‘Yes, Franciscan,’ he said. ‘Bonaventura’s, you know that one? One of ours. The Brothers built it then gave it away. That’s what they do. Build a church then move on.’